Ventilated automobile seat pad



May 14, 1957 M. c. GUEST VENTILATED AUTOMOBILE SEAT PAD 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Dec. 24, 1953 Fig. 4

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United States The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in ventilated pads or cushions for the back and seat of anautomobile.

An important object of the invention is to provide a removable unitaryback and seat pad or cushion having ventilating openings therein and towhich air is supplied by an air scoop connected to the pad or cushionand supported exteriorly of the car.

Another object is to provide means for supporting the scoop in thewindow of a car and equipping the pad and scoop with automaticallyreleasable connecting means whereby the scoop will become detached uponthe opening of the door of the car and remain attached to the door.

A further object is to provide a device of this character of suitableand practical construction, which is eflicient and reliable inoperation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise welladapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on a line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged group perspective view of the automaticreleasable connection for the scoop;

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on a line 4--4 ofFigure 1; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sec tional view of theautomatic releasable connection.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention,the numeral 5 designates a back section and 6 the seat section of afoldable hollow rubber pad or cushion and each formed with perforations7 in their exposed surfaces.

One upper corner of the back section is formed with a laterallyprojecting neck 8 to which a ring 9 is secured and formed with a flange10. A substantially rigid tube 11 is also provided with a ring 12 at itsinner end and is formed with an arcuate channel 13 adapted to receivethe flange of ring 9 and at a diametrically opposite side from channel13 the ring 12 is provided with a spring catch 14 adapted to releasablygrip the flange 10 to connect the tube to the neck 8.

An air scoop 15 is formed with a neck 16 which is sleeved over the outerend of tube 11 and a split clamping ring 17 is secured on neck 16 by abolt and nut 18 and on which is supported a wire coil 19 of a springclamp 20 which includes a pair of opposed substantially U- shaped wireclamping jaws 21 and 22. Each jaw is enclosed in a tubular rubber cover23.

The jaws 21 and 22 are clamped to an automobile door 24 to support theair scoop in the window of the door in a position to project outwardlyat the side of the car and with the scoop facing forwardly so that airwill be forced into the back and seat sections of the pad when the caris being driven to cool a person occupying the seat of the car.

atent 0 The back section is formed with internal imperforate ducts orpassages 25 which radiate from the neck 8 to dilferent parts of the seatsection to equalize the distribution of air in the back and seatsections.

Should the door of the car be opened with the scoop clamped thereto andat the same time a downward pressure is subjected to the inner end oftube 11 'to tilt the scoop upwardly on the bolt and nut 18, the channel13 on tube 11 will be moved downwardly to free the locking flange 10 onneck 8 and the catch 14 will also be released to disconnect the tube 11from the neck 8 of the pad and prevent damage to the adjacent parts ofthe pad and scoop.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is as follows:

1. A ventilated automobile seat pad comprising unitary back and seatsections of hollow construction and having perforated exposed surfaces,said pad being adapted for detachably resting on an automobile seat, atubular neck communicating with the interior of the pad and projectingoutwardly at one upper corner of the back section, an air scoopprojecting outwardly through an adjacent window of the automobile,resilient clip means detachably connecting the air scoop to the window,said scoop including a tubular neck through which air picked up by thescoop is delivered, a tube communicating with and leading from said lastnamed neck into the window, and a resilient catch connecting the tube tothe outer end of the first named neck for automatic release of the tubetherefrom upon a predetermined separating force subject to the tube.

2. A ventilated pad including a hollow back section and a hollow seatsection united with each other and having perforations in their exposedsurfaces, said pad being adapted for detachably resting on an automobileseat, an air inlet at one upper corner of the back section, a laterallyextending air scoop connected to the air inlet, and means cooperatingwith portions of the interior surfaces of said back and seat sectionsand forming therewith a plurality of internal ducts leading from the airinlet in a flared arrangement and each duct extending continuously inpredetermined paths behind the perforated surface of the back and seatsections to distribute air directly to the related areas of the pad.

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